Monthly Archives: October 2015

Home ownership is an obsession in the United Kingdom and Ireland. In the UK, the owner-occupancy figure is 64.6%. In the Republic of Ireland it is even higher – 69.7%. Yet in Germany – widely regarded as being top of the European tree in terms of its economic success and the standard of living enjoyed […]

In the days of Northern Ireland’s house price boom – 2004 to 2008 – buying with a view to then renting the property out to others seemed a sure-fire way to make money. You owned – or, more accurately, were on you way to owning – a property which was appreciating in value. Meanwhile your […]